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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/22/playstation-store-update-275/#commentsWed, 23 Jan 2013 01:53:42 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=95678Ni No Kuni makes its way to retail and PSN today. Rounding out the full game options are Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Just Dance 4 and Racquet Sports. DoubleFine’s latest adventure, The Cave, is also out today along with Mad Dog McCree. There’s a new PS Vita game, escapeVektor, and if you’re looking for free content, there’s the DUST 514 open beta.
The 13 for ’13 sale also kicks off today – and if you’re a PlayStation Plus member you’ll get a deeper discount on the titles. Take a look at the selection below and see if there’s anything you like. Snag it now for a low price! As always, please leave your thoughts in the comments below. You can also chat about this update in the PlayStation Community Forums.]]>

PS3 Full Games

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch ($54.99)

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a heart-warming tale of a young boy named Oliver, who embarks on a magical journey into a parallel world in an attempt to save his mother. With animation by the legendary Studio Ghibli, and music composed by the renowned Joe Hisaishi, Ni no Kuni combines beautiful animated visuals, masterful storytelling, and a sweeping score into an epic role-playing adventure.ESRB: E10+ // File Size: 21.7 GB

Ninja Gaiden Sigma ($19.99)

Play as Master Ninja Ryu Hayabusa and master the technique of dual-wielding katanas, devastating magical spells and a variety of weapons as you battle through this exclusive PlayStation 3 system game. Upload your scores to the PlayStation Network scoreboards to see how your Ninja skills rank against the rest of the world!ESRB: M // File Size: 11.4 GB

Racquet Sports ($19.99)

Racquet Sports delivers the feeling of a true racquet in your hand. Using the PlayStation Moves unique motion creates an experience so natural that players will feel like they are playing the real game. Escape to exotic locations for intense, exhilarating competitions in five different racquet sports. With fun-packed multiplayer modes and a flexible control system, everyone can join in for wildly entertaining matches!ESRB: E // File Size: 2.6 GB

Just Dance 4 ($39.99)

The world’s #1 dance game brand is back with Just Dance 4! The latest edition of the record-breaking franchise takes the party to a whole new level of fun, with over 40 all-new chart-topping hits and the coolest dances. Just Dance 4 also features the all-new Battle mode, an upgraded Just Sweat mode, unlockable alternative choreographies, and original favorites like Duet Mode, Mash Up Mode and more! With Just Dance 4, the party never ends!ESRB: E // File Size: 17.2 GB

Mad Dog McCree ($7.99)

Mad Dog McCree and his band of cutthroats have ridden into town, kidnapped the Mayor and his daughter, and taken them to his hideout. These hombres are mean and vicious. What this town needs is a gunslinger to spray a little lead in harm’s way. Relive the gunpowder glory of the Wild West with American Laser Games Arcade Classic Mad Dog McCree!ESRB: T // File Size: 966.7 MB

PS Vita

escapeVektor ($9.99)

Vektor has been trapped inside the CPU for what feels like an eternity and you are his only hope of escape. As he travels through the CPU, help him recover his memories and destroy the different enemy types sent to hunt him. But be careful, the further Vektor gets, the more devious the CPU becomes!ESRB: E // File Size: 36.7 MB

PS3 Beta

DUST 514 (Free)

DUST 514 brings intense infantry combat, large scale warfare and rich character advancement to PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system in a system exclusive free-to-play persistent shooter set in, and integrated with, the massive universe of EVE Online. Wage war in the next generation of first person shooters, where your next victory could prove the crushing blow to a galactic empire of thousands of online gamers.

PSP

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 ($19.99)

Experience football as it should be. PES 2013 offers full manual control over play, while Player ID ensures players look and move like the real thing.ESRB: E // File Size: 1.5 GB

PS2 Classics

Disgaea: Cursed Memories ($9.99)

Help Adell save his hometown from a terrible demon curse in this sequel to the original tactical RPG classic.ESRB: T // File Size: 1.2 GB

PS Mobile

Get this PS Mobile title for free on the PS Mobile Store on your PS Vita and PS Certified Devices today through January 30th. For more information, click here.

Beats Slider (Free) – Wouldn’t it be great if you could take a simple slider puzzle and make all the blocks into musical beats, notes and riffs? What if you could jumble them up to remix the music? BEATS SLIDER is exactly that! Learn and master the secret slider puzzle techniques, build up catchy electro tunes and compete for the best times online!

PlayStation Store Highlights

The adorable Ni No Kuni makes its way to retail and PSN today. Rounding out the full game options are Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Just Dance 4 and Racquet Sports. DoubleFine’s latest adventure, The Cave, is also out today along with Mad Dog McCree. There’s a new PS Vita game, escapeVektor, and if you’re looking for free content, there’s the DUST 514 open beta.

The 13 for ’13 sale also kicks off today – and if you’re a PlayStation Plus member you’ll get a deeper discount on the titles. Take a look at the selection below and see if there’s anything you like. Snag it now for a low price! As always, please leave your thoughts in the comments below. You can also chat about this update in the PlayStation Community Forums.

PS3 Demos (Free)

Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3 brings Isaac Clarke and merciless soldier John Carver on a journey across space to discover the source of the Necromorph plague and uncover the secrets that lay within Tau Volantis. Play alone as Isaac Clarke or with a friend as John Carver in seamless drop in, drop out co-op mode.File Size: 1.9 GB

Mad Dog McCree

Mad Dog McCree and his band of cutthroats have ridden into town, kidnapped the Mayor and his daughter, and taken them to his hideout. These hombres are mean and vicious. What this town needs is a gunslinger to spray a little lead in harm’s way. Relive the gunpowder glory of the Wild West with American Laser Games Arcade Classic Mad Dog McCree!File Size: 966.7 MB

The Cave

The Cave is a new adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend.File Size: 984.2 MB

PS Vita Demos (Free)

Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic and the All-Stars cast line up on the starting grid once again to battle for supremacy in the ultimate race. Compete across land, water and air in incredible transforming vehicles that change from cars to boats to planes mid-race. It’s not just racing, it’s racing transformed!File Size: 565.8 MB

Sales

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes – Regular $39.99, Sale $19.99

PS Vita Add-ons

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

Garfield and Odie Minipack ($2.99) – Friends are There… Lose those Monday Blues and dig into a bowl of yummy lasagna with this awesome Garfield and Odie mini-pack. Dress up your Sackboy as the lazy, sarcastic, orange tabby or the dopey-but-happy Beagle, and sink your claws into a whole heap of hilarious hijinks! You can also add a paw print of extra fun to your own creations with 52 stickers, including Odie’s bone, a ball of yarn and a cookie jar, along with Garfield’s pals Arlene and Nermal.

PS3 Add-ons

Borderlands 2

Assassin Domination Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Ech0location head and Obsidian Justice skin for the Assassin – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Assassin Madness Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Murder of Cr0ws head and The Nature of Fear skin for the Assassin – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Assassin Supremacy Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Infern0 head and A Cleansing Fire skin for the Assassin – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Commando Domination Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Headbanger head and Crash Test Soldier skin for the Soldier – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Commando Madness Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Ex-Axton head and Delicious Flesh skin for the Commando – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Commando Supremacy Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Covert Op head and Advanced Warfare skin for the Soldier – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Gunzerker Domination Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Major Malfunction head and In the Trenches skin for the Gunzerker – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Gunzerker Madness Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the El Diablo head and Mess With The Bull skin for the Gunzerker – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Gunzerker Supremacy Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the ZerkerBot2000 head and Skin of Steel skin for the Gunzerker – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Mechromancer Domination Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Furry Ferocity head and Warm and Fuzzy skin for the Mechromancer – look for them in the character customization menu! This pack requires the Mechromancer pack, sold separately.

Mechromancer Madness Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Horned Child head and Bring Out Your Dead skin for the Mechromancer – look for them in the character customization menu! This pack requires the Mechromancer pack, sold separately.

Mechromancer Supremacy Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Necrosis head and Chaos Reigns skin for the Mechromancer – look for them in the character customization menu! This pack requires the Mechromancer pack, sold separately.

Siren Domination Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Pigtail Pugilist head and Love and Death skin for the Siren – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Siren Madness Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Throatcutter head and A Quick Death skin for the Siren – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Siren Supremacy Pack ($0.99) – Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! This pack contains the Ascendant head and Ethereal skin for the Siren – look for them in the character customization menu! This content not included in Season Pass.

Dance Magic

Tracks Set 2 ($1.99) – Set of 7 tracks with unique stepcharts and leaderboards.

Dead or Alive 5

Hotties Swimwear Pack 1 ($4.99) – A set of some of the sexiest outfits for four of the hottest fighters in gaming.

Hotties Swimwear Pack 2 ($4.99) – A set of some of the sexiest outfits for four of the hottest fighters in gaming.

Hotties Swimwear Pack 3 ($4.99) – A set of some of the sexiest outfits for four of the hottest fighters in gaming.

Hotties Swimwear Set ($12.99) – Twelve of the sexiest swimsuits for the hottest fighters.

Just Dance 4

Oath ($2.99) – Cher Lloyd featuring Becky G

You Make Me Feel ($2.99) – Cobra Starship

We R Who We R ($2.99) – Ke$ha

Boom ($2.99) – Reggaeton Storm

LittleBigPlanet 2

Garfield and Odie Minipack ($2.99) – Friends are There… Lose those Monday Blues and dig into a bowl of yummy lasagna with this awesome Garfield and Odie mini-pack. Dress up your Sackboy as the lazy, sarcastic, orange tabby or the dopey-but-happy Beagle, and sink your claws into a whole heap of hilarious hijinks! You can also add a paw print of extra fun to your own creations with 52 stickers, including Odie’s bone, a ball of yarn and a cookie jar, along with Garfield’s pals Arlene and Nermal.

Max Payne 3

Deathmatch Made in Heaven Pack ($9.99, Free with Season Pass) – Get the Deathmatch Made in Heaven Pack and play new multiplayer modes for Max Payne 3, including Dead Men Walking co-op mode, new Deathmatch-style modes: Run and Stun, Time Attack and Marked Man, and Checkpoint Challenge Arcade mode. Note: Add-on content, Max Payne 3 required to play. This content is part of the Rockstar Pass and is available to Rockstar Pass purchasers in game upon release.

Rock Band 3

Bang Your Head ($1.99) – Quiet Riot

Chiasm ($0.99) – Chaotrope

Cult of Personality ($1.99) – Living Colour

How Do You Do It? ($0.99) – Quiet Company

Rage and Pain ($1.99) – Francisco Meza

Reaping Tide ($1.99) – Mile Marker Zero

Spoonman ($1.99) – Soundgarden

Stronger ($1.99) – Kelly Clarkson

You, Me & The Boatman ($0.99) – Quiet Company

RockSmith

The Strokes Song Pack ($7.99) – Includes ‘Reptilia’, ‘Last Nite’, and ‘Juicebox’

Game Videos (Free)

Available In-Game Only (Not on PlayStation Store)

Rock Band 3

Cult of Personality ($0.99) – Pro Guitar – Living Colour

Spoonman ($0.99) – Pro Guitar – Soundgarden

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/22/playstation-store-update-275/feed/240http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ninokuni.jpg4.39Sr. Director, PlayStation Store2407escapeVektor Launches on PS Vita Tuesdayhttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/16/escapevektor-launches-on-ps-vita-tuesday/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/16/escapevektor-launches-on-ps-vita-tuesday/#commentsWed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:34 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=95125PlayStation Vita from Australian independent developer Nnooo.
Vektor is trapped inside your CPU and needs your help to escape! Each node (level) consists of a series of interconnected lines which form cells. These are claimed as Vektor moves along them. Claiming all of the cells in a node unlocks the exit to the next node, bringing Vektor closer to his escape. Watch out because the CPU sets up obstacles and sends out its army to destroy him.
There are four main abilities to unlock and use in escapeVektor.
Detonate
This ability allows you to destroy enemies which get too close. If you can escape a node without detonating you’ll earn a star! Getting stars on all the nodes is going to be tricky.]]>

We’re happy to bring you information about escapeVektor, a new game coming to PlayStation Vita from Australian independent developer Nnooo.

Vektor is trapped inside your CPU and needs your help to escape! Each node (level) consists of a series of interconnected lines which form cells. These are claimed as Vektor moves along them. Claiming all of the cells in a node unlocks the exit to the next node, bringing Vektor closer to his escape. Watch out because the CPU sets up obstacles and sends out its army to destroy him.

There are four main abilities to unlock and use in escapeVektor.

Detonate

This ability allows you to destroy enemies which get too close. If you can escape a node without detonating you’ll earn a star! Getting stars on all the nodes is going to be tricky.

Boost

Boost allows you to travel much faster than normal for short periods of time.

Super Boost

This is a much faster version of boost which drains boost energy even quicker!!

Boostenate

Boostenate is Vektor’s most powerful ability which not only invincible for short periods of time you also travel at Super Boost speeds while doing so! Now those pesky enemies are no longer a threat…

Vektor will also periodically upgrade one of your abilities making your detonate radius larger, allow you to hold more detonation pips or Boost energy, make Super Boost faster or allow Boostenate to drain boost energy and detonation pips slower.

There are 150 nodes in escapeVektor spread across 27 zones (worlds). Some nodes have second exits in them which open up different routes through the game. These secret exits and routes will allow you to explore more of Vektor’s world and uncover shortcuts to other nodes in the game.

There are many different enemy types to watch out for: Patrols, Hunters, Interceptors, Locusts and Munchers are all hiding away in nodes trying to hinder Vektor’s escape. For example, Patrols will stick to their patrol route. Learn it and you can easily avoid them. Munchers are super fast and will consume lines you’ve colored, changing them back to normal!

There are also a variety of objects you can interact with. Electric Fences will destroy you
and enemies on contact so try to work out how to turn them off before you pass through
them or try to trick an enemy into passing through one which is turned on! Cannons will ﬁre
bullets out in patterns so dodge them when you can.

Every node in the game has a leaderboard allowing you to compete with other players. You can ﬁlter this by:

Location – Players nearby via ‘near’

Competitors – Players from across the world who are closest to you in score

Friends – Your friends

Every time you set a personal best on a node you’ll earn a Wildcard. Use a Wildcard before starting a node and if you complete that node you’ll double your score! These doubled scores will also be uploaded to the leaderboards.

Each time you earn a Wildcard the game will also drop a ‘near’ Wildcard gift in your current location allowing people who are nearby to earn more Wildcards in the game.

At Nnooo we like to try to take advantage of the unique features of each platform we work
on. With the PS Vita version of the game, we added the following features to enhance the experience:

‘near’ location based leaderboards – So you can compete with those around you

3G data connection – So you can drop gifts and update the leaderboards when out and about

Enhanced camera controls using the Gyro sensor – Just tilt your PlayStation Vita up/down or left/right to see more of the gameworld

Touch controls – Tap a node to select it and tap it again to enter it. Drag to pan around the zone and node select screens to explore the map quickly and easily

Live area updates as you play – The live area of escapeVektor keeps a tally of your medals, stars, score, Vektor’s version level and the last few bits of story. This way if you’ve not played in a while you can see the where you were without having to boot the game!

60 frames per second gameplay! With the great power of the PlayStation Vita this version of escapeVektor is the smoothest, slickest version yet!

escapeVektor launches on PlayStation Vita on January 22nd for $9.99. PlayStation Plus subscribers will get a 20% discount until February 5th.